When my wife & I are going somewhere by car, she often asks "So why are we taking this back road?" as I automaticaly use my biking route instead of the major street or freeway.
dougP On Dec 11, 9:57 am, Bob <linthi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Too funny, James. I also think like a cyclist most of the time when I > do drive. > > Truth be told: I don't have that backup vehicle yet, and probably > won't need it for at least a short while longer. For the past 18 > months, with about 18 more months to go, I have been working within a > tolerable (for me) pedaling distance from my home and, without a car, > it has been an excellent "forced exercise" program for me. I have > learned to ride on iced-over roads, and managed to keep everything > upright in 45-mph crosswinds, which are not uncommon here in the > Yorkshire Dales. > > Public transportation here is OK, but doesn't really go where you need > to go all the time, if you know what I mean. The train to Leeds is a > piece of cake, but for that to be a good thing one must work in Leeds. > > When the snow got heavy enough that there were only tire-tread lanes > in the road, I did revert to the bus, not because I couldn't have > managed it, but it would have been terrible PR for cyclists, as I > would have certainly been forcing vehicles into a dangerous overtaking > move to get by me. > > But inverted 'trosses it is. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
